Editors
Dmitri N. Shalin
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2012
Publication Title
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
Publisher
UNLV: Center for Democratic Culture Publications
First page number:
1
Last page number:
25
Abstract
Many scholars and community organizers believe that nonprofit organizations embody the collective will of the community and reflect the measure of support communities provide their members (Saxton & Benson 2005). The overall strength of the nonprofit sector reflects the health of the society that nurtures these organizations (Salamon 2002; DeVita, Flemming, & Twombly 2001). Since nonprofits are vital to service delivery in the United States, by studying nonprofits practices we can better understand the nature and intensity of the social problems in a given area and the effective ways by which resources could be allocated to address those problems (Gronbjerg & Paarlberg 2001).
Keywords
Federal aid to nonprofit organizations; Nonprofit organizations; Nonprofit organizations--Charitable contributions; Nonprofit organizations--Economic aspects; Nonprofit organizations--Government policy; Nonprofit organizations--Location
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Sociology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Word, J. K.,
Davis, S.
(2012).
Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy in Nevada. In Dmitri N. Shalin,
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
1-25.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/social_health_nevada_reports/47
